Archive for October 2003
The monthlies.
Forest Service and the Dept. of Agriculture (briefly)
The U.S. Forest Service, currently located within the Department of Agriculture, should be relocated to a new Executive Department of the Environment. The Natural Resources Conservation Service should also be moved to the new department. We need to compound the department and maintain its strict purpose to analyze the nation’s agricultural industries. This is one [...]
O’Reilly vs. CBS
O’Reilly has finally lost it. Well, Mr. Bill O’Reilly never really had anything, but his latest crusade, boycotting CBS, is beyond a doubt the thoughts of a madman. He is officially a lunatic and belongs in the nuthouse. Here is an excerpt from the official transcript of his latest tirade. O’Reilly loves Reagan: “If the [...]
1804 Election Results
The following are the results of the 1804 presidential election, the first following the 12th Amendment to the Constitution which established separate votes for President and Vice President. Thomas Jefferson retained the presidency and George Clinton became Vice President. President Thomas Jefferson (Va.) 162 Charles C. Pinckney (SC) 14   Vice President George Clinton (NY) [...]
NBA Predictions
The NBA season tips-off tomorrow night and this is going to be a tough year to predict. Kobe in-and-out of trials, teams rearranged, and only four dominant teams remaining: New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings. The NBA season is so hard to predict since one player causes great change [...]
The Role of Taxes
A person who owns a pet must register that pet each year and that carries with it a fee. Some see this as a tax; and it is a tax. This tax upsets them, but I ask why? The government has to at least pay for the services it offers to pet owners (e.g., adoption [...]
A Case Against Perennially Over-Ranked VaTech
Virginia Tech is the most over-ranked football team in recent history. This is the overwhelming case against the southern polytech school and its conspicuous place among the elite. On October 10, 2001, Virginia Tech was undefeated with a record of 6-0, and was #5 in the AP poll. Why shouldn’t they be? How they got [...]
Indian Affairs are not "Special Interests"
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign, and many other campaigns across this country, focuses on tackling special interests. This is a great idea. We need to eliminate the corruption of government and the special interests are the corruptors of our government on every level. But Arnold and other conservatives are definitely wrong in one certain case. The Native [...]
Bush Halloween Costumes Sell Out!!!
“Mission Accomplished” hung aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as the backdrop to the President’s heroic victory speech. He had just landed aboard the aircraft carrier in a fighter jet and was fully adorn with flight suit. It was Bush’s greatest moment as president. Now entrepreneurs are jumping to profit off this grand victory. Bush Fighter [...]
World Series Prediction
I hate the Yankees. I can not stand them and I can not stand their one-hundred-eighty-million-dollar payroll. (The Florida Marlins payroll is $50 million.) The World Series begins tomorrow evening and the Yankees will win in six. The Marlins will challenge the over-paid, over-ranked Yankees, but will eventually succumb to defeat. There is hope however; [...]
The Curse Exists
The Chicago Cubs are cursed. The Boston Red Sox are cursed. It is true. The Cubs’ disastrous end to their season was predicted. Everyone that was watching Game 6 in the 8th inning knew what happened was going to happen. (Maybe not exactly how, but the results were known.) And after they lost that game, [...]
E Pluribus Unum
The original (and longstanding) motto for the United States, chosen by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, was “E Pluribus Unum,” which translates to “Of Many, One.” This celebrated our plurality and coming together as united states from separated colonies, not theocracy. The hideous “In God We Trust” motto didn’t become law until the [...]
Pledge of Allegiance
In response to the great news that the Supreme Court will hear arguments that the Pledge of Allegiance, and it’s mention of God, is unconstitutional on the basis that it “establishes a religion,” I will post the Pledge’s unknown history. 1892The pledge, written by socialist editor and clergyman Francis Bellamy, debuts September 8 in the [...]
Sportsline.com Posts
In a message board on a Sportsline article of the future of the Big East: “Please remember and note: the Big East is the best basketball conference in the country. Why should schools leave this dominant conference to play rural poly and tech schools in the middle of nowhere? The Big East should morph into [...]
Sean Hannity’s Persuasion
Sean Hannity is one shade away from being a full-blown nazi. You know who he his. He runs Fox News, or at least is the epitome of its commentary and political persuasion. His radio program is a great success; so is Bill O’Reilly’s and so is Rush Limbaugh’s. There are countless popular conservative radio shows. [...]
NHL Predictions
Due to the hectic NHL schedule (30 teams, 84 games, 16 playoff teams, 15 best-of-seven series) I will only make predictions for the Stanley Cup. Buffalo Sabres over the Colorado Avalanche in seven. This will be the finals that should have happened in 1999, where the Dallas Stars knocked out the Colorado Avalanche before stealing [...]
Fox News Channel
Have you ever noticed the advertisements to fight mental disorders (e.g., dyslexia) air exclusively on the Fox News Channel? Why would advertisers target the Fox News audience? Seems “simple-minded” to me.
Well, we did it now.
We all foresaw this, and although I have tried to deny this from becoming a reality, voting against the recall and for Camejo, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the next Governor of California. Could it be so bad? Probably not. The Governor doesn’t have the power in the state – the Legislature does – and the Governor [...]
Baseball Playoffs
I was incredibly wrong with my predictions so far (only 1 out of 4 correct) so I will revise my predictions for the rest of the playoffs: Championship Series: – Chicago Cubs over the Florida Marlins in six. (Two consecutive series victories for the Cubbies, but can they win it all..?) – NY Yankees over [...]
Run Bobby Run
Senator Bob Graham of Florida has taken one bit of my advice – drop out of his ill-fated presidential bid – but has yet to adopt my other, more important, advisory clause: start his campaign for his high-stakes senate seat. “I’m leaving because I have made the judgment that I cannot be elected president of [...]
Conservative Health Care Axiom
In the midst of a long and detailed conversation with a staunch conservative on the topic of healthcare (universal vs. current system), my counterpart effortlessly stated that a healthcare system “must be profitable” and that is why “our healthcare system is the best in the world.” I disagreed with his statement that the U.S. system [...]
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